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Monday, April 16, 2012

How to Make a Leather Wrist Wrap

I've always wanted to make a leather wrist wrap and they're very popular right now. So many options and styles they look great with semi-precious rounds, crystals, metal beads, and whatever else you can find with a hole and the same size!

Having received some beautiful hand-dyed leather cord recently, I decided the time couldn't be better to make one and the verdict on my Facebook page was to do a double wrap!

Here is the result .... I used a mother of pearl button for the 'clasp', czech fire-polished beads in blues and rich teals, and some sweet wee silver flower beads. Following a completely random colour pattern the only constant was the placing of silver bead every 7 glass beads.

These really are such fun to make, and while I made mine up as I went along, I've found a great tutorial here if you want to give it a whirl yourself.

If you're not a jewellery maker with a big stash of beads to chose from you can find all of the things to make these from an 'Emporium' style of shop, and definately somewhere like Spotlight (NZ and Aus). Don't be afraid to substitute leather cord for satin rattail or cotton cord - whatever you choose will make it even more personal to you!

That is so very pretty with all those blues and greens! I've been meaning to make a similar style of bracelet for myself for ages, but using a mix of pearls instead...I really should go and do it, shouldn't I, LOL.

Pearls would look great Deb :D. I had the intention of using a few in this bracelet but found I could not pass the thread I was using through the pearl twice which you need to do. Possibly if you used a thinner linen type thread it would work?

Just a little bit about me...

Wildflower is my creative outlet. A balance to the 8-3 working day and family responsibilities!!
I love the endless possibilities of jewellery design and creation - colour, shape, form, and the variety of different media that can be used. I always work to the mantra - beautiful, unique, simple, and affordable! I have met some fantastically inspirational fellow crafters and enjoy sharing experiences and ideas. Please feel welcome to comment on any item in my blog!